Accessory appliance for use with a personal digital assistant
AssigneeInCube Labs, LLC
InventorMir Imran
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Abstract
A system for controlling urination in a patient includes an implantable controller and an external device. The implantable controller includes circuitry and electrodes for stimulating the pudenal nerves in order to control urination. In addition, the implantable controller includes sensors for determining information on bladder fullness and for transmitting such information to an external device which is used for controlling the implanted controller. The external device will display when bladder filling exceeds a safe threshold level, allowing the patient and a caregiver to take appropriate steps to allow the patient to urinate.
Claims10
An accessory appliance for use with a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a body, a display, a user interface, wireless communication capability, a rechargeable battery and a power port, said accessory appliance comprising:
- a shell configured to be removably attached to the body of the PDA;
- a port functionally identical to the power port of the PDA;
- a coupling bridge configured to connect the port on the accessory appliance with the port on the PDA when the shell is attached to the PDA body;
- a rechargeable battery connected to receive recharging current from the coupling bridge;
- at least one short range wireless communication capability configured to communicate with an implanted device;
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- circuitry connecting the short range wireless communication capability of the accessory appliance with the PDA.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.